At NXT Electronics, we recognize that electronic component waste is an overlooked but significant part of the world’s e-waste problem. Component waste often ends up feeding the counterfeit supply chain or is dumped in wastelands all over the world. Not only is this costly to businesses, but it is also having a negative impact on our planet.
Experts in sustainability and the circular economy often talk about the 3Rs; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We want to share our vision for how this applies to electronic component waste. We need to create a more sustainable industry, and electronic manufacturers play a key part in achieving this.
Below is a list of live e-waste research projects and initiatives, led by universities and global organizations. We encourage businesses to consider how they can participate in these and make an impact.
WorldLoop is an international non-profit organization, committed to extending the positive impact of ICT projects in developing countries by offsetting the negative environmental impact of its hardware. WorldLoop has the ability to transform an environmental hazard into something that is socially, environmentally and economically positive.
WorldLoop’s mission is to eliminate the negative impacts of e-waste by turning it into sustainable human and economic resources by facilitating the creation of accessible, environmentally sound, socially responsible and sustainable e-waste recycling in developing countries.
Support e-waste recycling in third world countries
Keep electronics out of landfills by fixing them. iFixit is a wiki-based site that teaches people how to fix all types of electronic devices. Anyone can create a repair manual for a device, and anyone can also edit the existing set of manuals to improve them. Our site empowers individuals to share their technical knowledge with the rest of the world.
Around the world, investment is growing in the electrical economy for communication, transport and renewable energy systems. From smart phones to electric cars, a new generation of High Technology Metals (e.g. gallium, gadolinium & lanthanum) are required, with consequent risks of electronic waste or mine drainage causing coastal pollution. In contrast to copper and other metals widely used historically, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the health impacts of HT metals in marine organisms. Our cause for concern reflects recent evidence for the harmful effects of these metals in freshwater organisms. It is also known that hypoxia and other environmental factors associated with climate change increase the bioavailability and toxicity of metals to marine invertebrates. This exciting project will address urgent knowledge gaps on the interactions between HT metals, hypoxia and other environmental factors and their combined impacts on marine invertebrates.
The E-Waste Monitor is a collaborative effort of the United Nations University, and provides a comprehensive overview of the global e-waste statistics and an unprecedented level of detail, including an overview of the magnitude of the e-waste problem in different regions.
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